Methods and apparatus to charge a vehicle and to facilitate communications with the vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use on a vehicle to facilitate charging a battery of the vehicle, comprising:
- a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station;
a first communication interface actuatable between a stored position in the vehicle and a deployed position, the first communication interface including a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to physically engage a second radio frequency waveguide of a second communication interface of the charging station to form an electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to guide radio frequency communication signals between the first communication interface and the second communication interface; and
an interface controller to automatically deploy the first communication interface from the stored position in response to at least one of the first charging interface being proximate the second charging interface, or the first communication interface being proximate the second communication interface.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to facilitate communication between a charging station and a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station. The example apparatus also includes a communication interface actuatable between a stored position and a deployed position, the communication interface comprising a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to physically engage a second radio frequency waveguide of the charging station to form a electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to guide radio frequency communication signals between the communication interface and the charging station.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use on a vehicle to facilitate charging a battery of the vehicle, comprising:
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a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station; a first communication interface actuatable between a stored position in the vehicle and a deployed position, the first communication interface including a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to physically engage a second radio frequency waveguide of a second communication interface of the charging station to form an electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to guide radio frequency communication signals between the first communication interface and the second communication interface; and an interface controller to automatically deploy the first communication interface from the stored position in response to at least one of the first charging interface being proximate the second charging interface, or the first communication interface being proximate the second communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery; a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station, the first charging interface communicatively coupled to the battery; an on-board computing system commutatively coupled to the battery; a first communication interface communicatively coupled to the on-board computing system, the first communication interface actuatable between a stored position in the vehicle and a deployed position, the first communication interface including a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to mate with a second radio frequency waveguide of a second communication interface of the charging station to form an electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to facilitate radio frequency communication signals between the first communication interface and the second communication interface of the charging station; and an interface controller to automatically deploy the first communication interface from the stored position in response to at least one of the first charging interface being proximate the second charging interface, or the first communication interface being proximate the second communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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